Which beaches should you avoid or double-check today in Sarasota / Bradenton?
This view pushes the highest-concern beaches in Sarasota / Bradenton to the top so you can spot poor readings, advisories, and high-risk patterns fast.
No beaches in Sarasota / Bradenton currently show poor or advisory-level conditions, but 2 moderate results still deserve a closer look before swimming.
How this page sorts
Sorted by the worst current status first, then by the highest current reading, recent poor-sample rate, and recency of concerning history. Only direct name-and-location samples can appear in the ranked picks; nearby-station records are listed separately.
When to use it
Use this page when you want to quickly screen out the beaches that deserve the most skepticism right now.
What still overrides it
Heavy rain, runoff, brown water, or a stale sample can make any ranked list less trustworthy for a same-day swim call.
Double-Check First In This View
Back to the main page →These directly sampled beaches are sorted so moderate results and higher readings appear before lower-concern good samples.
Avoid Today
Lido Key Beach
Sarasota County · Gulf Coast
MODERATE right now · 63 CFU/100mL
Avoid Today
Siesta Key Beach
Sarasota County · Gulf Coast
MODERATE right now · 52 CFU/100mL
Avoid Today
Venice Beach
Sarasota County · Gulf Coast
GOOD right now · 31 CFU/100mL
Avoid Today
Turtle Beach
Sarasota County · Gulf Coast
GOOD right now · 10 CFU/100mL
Avoid Today
Coquina Beach
Manatee County · Gulf Coast
GOOD right now · 10 CFU/100mL
Avoid Today
Nokomis Beach
Sarasota County · Gulf Coast
GOOD right now · 10 CFU/100mL
Direct-Sample Ranked List
6 directly sampled beaches in this set.
Lido Key Beach
Sarasota County · Gulf Coast
MODERATE right now · 63 CFU/100mL
Siesta Key Beach
Sarasota County · Gulf Coast
MODERATE right now · 52 CFU/100mL
Venice Beach
Sarasota County · Gulf Coast
GOOD right now · 31 CFU/100mL
Turtle Beach
Sarasota County · Gulf Coast
GOOD right now · 10 CFU/100mL
Coquina Beach
Manatee County · Gulf Coast
GOOD right now · 10 CFU/100mL
Nokomis Beach
Sarasota County · Gulf Coast
GOOD right now · 10 CFU/100mL
Nearby-Station Context In This View
Not ranked as exact beach samples.
These 2 beach pages use samples from nearby Florida DOH stations. They remain visible for context, but they do not compete for top-pick or strongest-choice claims.
Nearby station · Avoid Today
Holmes Beach
Manatee County · Gulf Coast
Nearby-station context from MANATEE PUBLIC BEACH NORTH, about 0.3 mi away; not an exact-beach sample.
GOOD right now · 10 CFU/100mL
Nearby station · Avoid Today
Anna Maria Island Beach
Manatee County · Gulf Coast
Nearby-station context from BAYFRONT PARK NORTH, about 0.4 mi away; not an exact-beach sample.
GOOD right now · 10 CFU/100mL
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How To Use This View
Use this page when you want to quickly screen out the beaches that deserve the most skepticism right now.
Top picks and the ranked list use only the 6 direct name-and-location beach samples. The 2 nearby-station context records stay separate and cannot identify the strongest exact beach.
If it has rained recently, use the rain guide before trusting any beach list too much.
Data from FL DOH Healthy Beaches Program. This is an independent project — check with Florida DOH for official conditions.